Lucent Technologies DEFINITY Enterprise Communication Server Release 8.2 Administrators Guide

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Managing trunks
This chapter contains basic procedures for working with analog and digital trunks. 
Specialized trunks such as Internet Protocol (IP) Solution, APLT, tandem, 
release-link, and DMI-BOS trunks are not covered in this manual. For more 
information, refer to DEFINITY ECS Administration for Network Connectivity. 
This chapter also does not contain...

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5. For outgoing or 2-way trunks, administer Automatic Route Selection so 
DEFINITY ECS knows which outgoing calls to route over this trunk 
group.
6. Test your new trunk group. Using the trunk access code, place a variety of 
calls.
This chapter provides instructions for steps 3 and 4 in this process.
Working with your network service provider
Depending on the type...

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Helpful tips for setting common fields
The procedures in this section cover the specific fields you must administer when 
you create each type of trunk group. Here are some tips for working with common 
fields that are available for most trunk groups.
nDial Access — Typing y in this field allows users to route calls through an 
outgoing or two-way trunk group by...

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nOutgoing Display — Typing y in this field allows display phones to show 
the name and group number of the trunk group used for an outgoing call. 
This information may be useful to you when you’re trying to diagnose 
trunking problems.
nQueue Length — Don’t create a queue for two-way loop-start trunks, or 
you may have a problem with glare (the interference that...

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Before you start
Before you can administer any trunk group, you must have one or more circuit 
packs of the correct type with enough open ports to handle the number of trunks 
you need to add. To find out what circuit packs you need, refer to the DEFINITY 
ECS System Description.
Instructions
As an example, let’s set up a two-way CO trunk group that carries voice...

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4. Type 85 in the COR field.
This field controls which users can make and receive calls over this trunk 
group. Assign a class of restriction that’s appropriate for the COR calling 
permissions administered on your system.
5. In the TAC field, type 
105.
This field defines a unique code that you or your users can dial to access 
this trunk group. The code also...

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Adding a DID trunk group
In most cases, Lucent recommends leaving the default settings in fields that aren’t 
specifically mentioned in the following instructions. Your Lucent representative or 
network service provider can give you more information. For Direct Inward 
Dialing (DID) trunk groups, settings in the following fields must match your 
provider’s settings:...

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2. In the Group Type field, type did.
This field specifies the kind of trunk group you’re creating.
3. In the Group Name field, type 
Incoming calls.
You can type any name up to 27 characters long in this field.
4. Type 
85 in the COR field.
This field controls which users can receive calls over this trunk group. 
Assign a class of restriction that’s appropriate for the COR...

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9. Press ENTER to save your changes.
Now you’re ready to add trunks to this trunk group. Refer to ‘‘
Adding trunks to a 
trunk group’’ on page 355.
Related topics
Refer to ‘‘
Inserting and absorbing digits’’ on page 359 for instructions on 
matching modifying incoming digit strings to match your dial plan.
Adding a DIOD trunk group
Administration for Direct Inward and Outward...

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Before you start
Before you can administer any trunk group, you must have one or more circuit 
packs of the correct type with enough open ports to handle the number of trunks 
you need to add. To find out what circuit packs you need, refer to the DEFINITY 
ECS System Description.
Instructions
As an example, let’s set up a new PCOL group and administer the group as a CO 
trunk...